Newsflash: Genealogy DNA Testing

I have started looking at Y-DNA of the Easterbrook name to trace the origins back further than is possible with the existing written records (10+ generations). If you are interested in taking part in this interesting research project then take a look at the Easterbrook DNA Project. You will need to have an unbroken male Easterbrook line for Y-DNA testing and initially I am mostly looking for those who can trace their roots back to the Holne and Buckfastleigh areas of Dartmoor and in particular any males decended from
Family 246
. Alternativily if your ancestors are from Devon but are not direct male descendants of an Easterbrook you may be interested in the more general Devon DNA Project.

Main Sections

Easterbrook Name examines the Easterbrook name, its variants, and lists all the families for which I have information. These families are then examined in further detail organised geographically: Devon, the rest of the West Country, the South East including London, and the rest of the British Isles, representing the distribution of the Easterbrook families as they migrated away from origins in Devon.
Rest of World covers the Easterbrook families that have left the British Isles for a life in the New World as well as those who were born British Subjects or lived abroad including serving members of the British Armed Forces.

Some families related to an Easterbrook by marriage are covered in the Other Surnames section.

The Ancestor section is a collection of Ancestor Trees for families that are being researched.

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The family trees on these pages are intentionally incomplete into the 20th century. To comply with various privacy laws, including the EU and UK Data Protection Laws, certain information relating to living individuals is excluded or obscured. As a general guide, information concerning living individuals already in the public domain may be shown but that obtained privately is not.

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Translations

Easterbrook Family History
Last Updated: Site 2014-05-03
Page 2014-05-03